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Yet I manage to produce reasonable crops without chemical sprays year upon year, without visible defects beyond slug damage despite replanting home saved seed .Store sourced seed spuds are not perfect

Things seem early to me this year. Broad beans are pretty hardy and once hardened off should be fine.

When I read up on them years ago I read that they seemed to prefer damp conditions I didn't think they would do well as my garden tends to be on the dry side. I got a packet and stuck them in underneath the oak trees with the snowdrops I'd planted. It can get very dry under there, especially in...

Hazy sunshine 16c on the patio now, Jenny namaste

For years I always used Robinsons Mammoth, then I used some seed I got free with a magazine(Red Baron) which we liked, I think next year I will go back to the Mammoth seed.

As I mentioned earlier @Busy-Lizzie, I suspect it is just the upgrading of the server and software that is causing the slow speed when posting and nothing to do with our broadband speeds. I like going to SM but also use delivery services when I want to buy bigger, heavier items like Cricket's...

These plugs arrived a few days ago, very healthy. The other cells will get tomatoes

I have two 6x8 greenhouses, a few too many sown as always, but better too many than too few

Weeding the driveway and when i get to the roadside eage it's a life in your hands, so put on hi-vis still cars smoom by, so but a bucket with an hi-vis onit and put in the road so that drivers can give me room!! no chance, bucket no more!!! so i got the car out and parked it in the road, that...

I have my doubts how it will work with Mediterranean herbs, vegetable beds and greenhouse at the end of that river which naturally would flood this end of the garden. Even he builds a strong wall, the ground will be wet.

A bee fly enjoying the spring sunshine on some forget me nots.

One of three Brimstones which settled on the Primroses briefly on our walk around Kingston Lacy NT this morning.

Husband just potted up my patio rose l sat and sowed a small tray of 'Dwarf American Peas', l can just abount manage to sit and sow l pot of seeds l think per day before l need to get back to keep leg elevated as it starts aching so badly. Was told it can take up to 6 wks to heal :( Ordered...